24.05.2016
Turkish athletes Tuğçe Şahutoğlu in women’s hammer throw and Şeref Osmanoğlu in men’s triple jump earned spots at the Rio 20116 Olympic Games during the Turkcell Super League races in Mersin, Turkey.
Tuğçe Şahutoğlu surpassed the entry standards for Rio 2016 with her 71.21 throw and qualified to Olympic Games for the second time after London 2012. She also became the second Turkish woman hammer thrower to take place in Rio 2016.
Şeref Osmanoğlu qualified to Rio 2016 with his 16.85m jump, renewing the Turkish record in triple jump.